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Kieron Beal KC
Position
All areas of commercial and civil work, especially European law, competition law, judicial review and human rights, VAT, customs and excise duties. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.
Career
Qualified 1995, Inner Temple; QC 2012.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Tax: VAT and excise
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Kieron Beal KC – Blackstone Chambers
‘Kieron has incredible technical knowledge and is second-to-none when it comes to practical advice, both in terms of litigation tactics and strategy, but also from an advocacy perspective. He is a joy to work with, he is great with clients, and he truly works as one of the team when managing a case in litigation.’
Indirect tax is a particular area of expertise for a number of the members of Blackstone Chambers. Sam Grodzinski KC has a well-established and broad tax practice, and his cases often involve elements of public law. The set is also home to Kieron Beal KC, who is regularly instructed in judicial review proceedings regarding tax-related mandates for taxpayers and HMRC. Of recent note, he represented the taxpayer in GB Fleet Hire v HMRC, which overturned the First-Tier Tribunal’s decision to strike out an appeal regarding the refusal to register the taxpayer for VAT.
London Bar > Administrative law and human rights
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Kieron Beal KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘A superb, unfazed advocate who always has the ear of the court.’
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Kieron Beal KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘Kieron is just superb. He is across the detail but never loses sight of the big picture, which is reflected in his advocacy.’
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Kieron Beal KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Kieron is across the detail, but never loses sight of big picture, and that is reflected in his advocacy. Unfazed and adaptable, he has the respect of the senior judges.’
London Bar > European Union law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Kieron Beal KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Kieron is just superb: unfazed, adaptable and has the respect of senior judges.’
Blackstone Chambers is widely recognised and respected for its bench strength in EU law, with members regularly instructed on behalf of UK government departments, EU institutions and multinational corporations in high-profile cases in the field. Brian Kennelly KC appeared before the Court of Appeal in Civil Aviation Authority v Ryanair, a case concerning compensation for cancelled flights and the status of EU judgments post-Brexit. Kieron Beal KC is ‘a brilliant advocate who makes the complex simple‘. Among the junior end of chambers, Emily Neill is singled out for her expertise in cross-border and Brexit issues, and Ravi Mehta is ‘an outstanding technician‘.